This is a list of notable Oromo people.

Oromo distance running champion Kenenisa Bekele.
Oromo track and field athlete Maryam Yusuf Jamal.

Artists and historians

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Athletes

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Footballers

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Humanitarians and businesspersons

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Military personnel

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Politicians

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Nationalists

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Other notable people

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References

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